Taponnat fleurignac

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Taponnat fleurignac
Taponnat-Fleurignac (France)
Taponnat fleurignac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Angoulême
Canton Val de Tardoire
Community association La Rochefoucauld-Porte du Périgord
Coordinates 45 ° 47 '  N , 0 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 47 '  N , 0 ° 25'  E
height 85-158 m
surface 21.49 km 2
Residents 1,504 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 70 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16110
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Taponnat-Fleurignac

Taponnat-Fleurignac ( Occitan : Taponac Florinhac ) is a southwestern French municipality with 1504 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Angoulême and the canton of Val de Tardoire (until 2015: canton of La Rochefoucauld ). The inhabitants are called Taponnacois .

location

Taponnat-Fleurignac is located about 24 kilometers northeast of Angoulême . Taponnat-Fleurignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure in the north and northeast, Saint-Adjutory in the east, Yvrac-et-Malleyrand in the southeast, Marillac-le-Franc in the south, La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois with La Rochefoucauld in the Southwest, Rivières to the west and southwest and Les Pins to the northwest.

The Bellonne River and Route nationale 141 run through the commune .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2013
Residents 883 890 1,048 1,055 1,175 1,190 1,396 1,562
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martial church, former priory, monument historique since 1941
  • Fleurignac Chapel
  • Taponnat Castle, built in 1679
  • Pigeon towers

Web links

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